Editing Timeline of Slovenian history (section)

== 21st century ==
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| rowspan="4" valign="top" | 2002 || 31 March || Most recent national census is conducted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/kaj_je_popis.html|title = Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia – Census 2002}}</ref>
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| 6 October || The [[European Commission]] announces that Slovenia, together with nine other countries ([[Cyprus]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Estonia]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Malta]], [[Poland]], and [[Slovakia]]), has met the criteria to join the [[European Union]], which would see its membership expand from 15 member states to 25.
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| 21 November || During the [[Prague]] (Czech Republic) [[NATO]] summit, Slovenia is invited to start talks in order to join the alliance, together with six other countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, [[Romania]], and [[Bulgaria]].
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| 1 December || [[Janez Drnovšek]] wins the [[2002 Slovenian presidential election|third presidential election]] and becomes the second president of Slovenia.
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| 2003 || 23 March || Referendums on joining the EU and NATO are held and both initiatives are successful.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2004 || 29 March || Slovenia, together with six former [[Warsaw Pact]] countries of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia, joins NATO.
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| 1 May || Slovenia enters the European Union along with Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovakia. The [[Slovenian tolar]] becomes part of the [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]], in preparation for eventual adoption of the [[euro]].
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| 2005 || 1 January || Slovenia takes over the rotating presidency of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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| 2006 || 25 September || Slovenia takes over the rotating presidency of the [[IAEA]].
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 2007 || 1 January || Slovenia adopts the euro as its legal tender currency, and begins issuing its own [[Slovenian euro coins|euro coins]].
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| 11 November || [[Danilo Türk]] wins the [[2007 Slovenian presidential election|fourth presidential election]] and becomes the third president of Slovenia.
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| 21 December || Slovenia joins the [[Schengen Area]].
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| 2008 || 1 January || Slovenia takes over the rotating presidency of the [[European Union]] as the first among the new member states.
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| 2009 || 18 July || Slovenia takes over the rotating presidency of the [[Council of Europe]].
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| 2010 || 21 July || Slovenia becomes a member of the [[OECD]].
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| 2012 || 2 December || [[Borut Pahor]] wins the [[2012 Slovenian presidential election|fifth presidential election]], and becomes the fourth President of Slovenia.
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| 2017 || 12 November || [[Borut Pahor]] wins the [[2017 Slovenian presidential election|sixth presidential election]], and becomes the second president to win a second mandate.
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| 2021 || 1 July || Slovenia takes over the rotating presidency of the [[European Union]] for the second time.
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| 2022 || 13 November || [[Nataša Pirc Musar]] wins the [[2022 Slovenian presidential election|seventh presidential election]], and becomes the fifth President of Slovenia, and the first woman in this role.
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